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The media affects people of all ages, gender, and stereotypes. There are so many ways that today’s media can influence people. Whether its advertisements on the internet, billboards along the highway, magazines in stores, television, newspapers, or even posters. The media is everywhere and it’s impossible to avoid. In my opinion, the internet is the farthest reaching for of the social media outlets. I believe this because the internet gives every single person the freedom the search anything they want. The main purpose of the media is to gain someone’s attention to whatever the media is trying to sell. Popular groups that are the most affected are women, children, teen’s especially teen mothers, and athletes. Children are the most effected in my opinion. Young teens and children (me included) will nag their parents to purchase goods and services seen in ads. In this day and age, cellphones are the most profound. The latest gadgets are a must have for young adults. Apple seems to be the largest advertiser of new must have gadgets. Speaking of young adults and children, reality television is a very popular form of media that some should not be exposed to. Being that it promotes vulgar language, drinking and drug use and abuse, and sex, reality television shows have a deep impact on today’s culture.

Another large way that the media and pop culture affect society is sports. Sports have grown a lot in the past years because of the expansion of the media. There are so many types of fantasy sport that you can join. Don’t forget that these fantasy websites have advertisements on basically every square inch. Many sports championships are shown on many different television programs and can be seen on the internet as well. ESPN seems to me to be the biggest advertiser of sports. A person can see sports on many different technological devices all at the same time. Sports have become something that people can steam online or watch their favorite...

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Nine Rules of Writing The Rules of Evidence
1) Use familiar words
2) Prefer short, simple words
3) Use concrete words
4) Prefer active to passive verbs
5) Avoid camouflaged verbs
6) Arrange sentences for emphasis and clarity
7) Keep sentences short
8) Ensure modifying words and phrases relate to nouns and pronouns
9) Use words economically
Rule 1: Look at the evidence and follow where it leads.
The trick here is not to let your own bias lead you into selecting only the evidence you agree with. If you aren’t careful, you can unconsciously start forcing the evidence to fit the design that seems to be emerging. When fact A and fact B both point toward the same conclusion, there is always the temptation to make fact C fit.
Rule 2. Look for the simplest explanation that accounts for all the evidence.
When the lights in the room go out, the sudden darkness might be taken as evidence of a power failure. But a quick investigation turns up other evidence that must be accounted for: the streetlights are still on; the refrigerator is still functioning. So a simpler explanation may exist, and a check of the circuit breakers or fuse box would be appropriate.
Rule 3. Look at all likely alternatives.
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...summary:
Main Point Summary
A main point summary reads much like an article abstract, giving the most important "facts" of the text. It should identify the title, author, and main point or argument. When relevant, it can also include the text's source (book, essay, periodical, journal, etc.). As in all types of summary, a main point summary uses author tags, such as "In her article, Salahub states," or "Ms. Salahub argues/explains/says/asks/suggests." These tags will make it clear which ideas are those of the author and the text being summarized, not the summarizer. This type of summary might also use a quote from the text, but the quote should be representative of the text's main idea or point. A main point summary is often used when writing academic papers as a way to introduce the reader to a source and to place the main point of that source into the context of an argument or discussion of an issue.
"In his essay Dropping the Sat? which is posted on the Affirmative Action and Diversity Project's Website, George Will considers the proposal by some that schools stop using student's SAT scores when choosing which students to admit. Mr. Will explains that at most prominent schools in America, the SAT is a key factor in determining college admissions. Mr. Will argues that the SAT is an important tool in predicting the ability of prospective students to perform in college and therefore, should continue to be a factor in college admissions."
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...﻿Writing Essays
Always begin with an essay plan. You will find that this really helps to organise
your thoughts. This should include your initial reaction to the essay title, your
basic ideas and thoughts and some quotations you want to use. You may find
that you do not stick completely to your plan and this is okay, as the more you
think about an essay your ideas will evolve and change. You should, however,
have formed your ideas and opinions before you start writing.
In planning your essay it is important to have done preliminary reading. This may
involve surfing the web and checking out relevant sites or it may involve reading
your novel/text to hunt out some quotations to justify your argument. Whichever it
involves, MAKE SURE you write down the sources of this information for your
referencing and bibliography. There is no avoiding the fact that you cannot write
a good essay without first having done the research, just as a lawyer will NEVER
go into court and try a case without having done substantial research and
preparation. Imagine going into court and just making it all up on the spot, how
embarrassing would it be? That is what it is sometimes like reading badly written
essays at this school: embarrassing!
Always begin with an essay plan. You will find that this really helps to organise
your thoughts. This should include your initial reaction to the essay title, your
basic ideas and thoughts and some quotations you...

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Your reader may scan your essay first, just to see if it’s worth reading carefully. Again, these essays all begin to sound the same after a while. So it’s natural to imagine your reader scanning it first to discern whether this is just one more formulaic piece about the happy poor people you served at the soup kitchen one evening, or about how you saved the big game by throwing the touchdown pass in the final seconds of the game. Therefore, you can help your...

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Writing Task #3
Thesis.
Multimodal reduces complexity in language and how we communicate. In the digital world, Comumunity spaces such as MamaMia present not only digital text remediated from old media, but also other modes to represent a better understanding of content for their viewers.
Structure/ outline argument.
1st Paragraph:
Focusing on the digital sphere, Mama mia provides a women- feminist culture where their language is target at mothers. Kress notes that to express one's conveying messages, firstly questions ''which information, for this audience, is best conveyed imagery and which in writing? (Kress, 2003). It can also be said that ''New media provides powerful new ways of representing and manipulating information''.(Jenkins, 2009). This can be formed from the use of layout and use of visual representations to convey one's message. In contrast, Merchant discuss the language [used in blogs], tends to be informal or even playful in quality. (Merchant, 2006). MamaMia uses specific elements to characterise with their viewers, a binary made from still images that are being used for serious news stories to where film movements of celebrity gossip are in text imagery. I agree to Merchant's statement to some extent as blogs, are created to be used for posting ideas and essentially of personal choice and having the public articulate their own views and ideas by posting comments.
2nd paragraph .
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‍What's the point?
Discursive wirting discusses the situation at hand. It presents an argument in a more balanced way than argumentative and persuasive writing and can appreciate the arguments both for and against a given position. Discursive writing does not argue for or against a point throughout the essay. After having assessed and evaluated all arguments, the writer generally states his/her opinion at the end.
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Examples of conventions that could be used in a discursive essays are listed below. However, you have to be careful when using them that you do not become to strongly persuasive:
• Balanced and calm tone of voice
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• A balanced consideration of the evidence for each point and an analysis of the strengths and flaws of that evidence
• Techincal and formal language where appropriate
• Reference to other sources of expertise / quotations from famous thinkers
• Connectives to link paragraphs together by pointing out similarites (Equally, Similarly, etc) or differences (On the other hand, However, etc)
• Some persuasive techniques: hyperbole, repetition, oxymoron, triads, emotive language, imagery, similes, metaphors, rhetorical questions (although be careful when using all of these that you do not become too strongly...

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...﻿Writing Reflection
Sometime between preschool to fourth grade, I discovered that writing was difficult. I began learning how to sound out words while struggling to portray my thoughts through writing. Instead of trying to improve my writing, I squeezed by, one essay at a time. Now that I am in college, I have to realize my strengths and corrected my weaknesses in the writing process.
Like everyone in this world, I have strengths and weaknesses. Unfortunately, I have little strength when writing. When I sit down to start an essay I normally do not feel overwhelmed. I sit myself down and begin listing and freewriting. Basically, writing down every thought, even if the thought has no relationship to the prompt. I try to be organized but my writing doesn’t always come out that way.
I struggle to articulate my thoughts onto paper while staying on topic. Tons of thoughts shoot through my mind causing me to jump from topic to topic or from interest to interest. My essays are written how I speak day-to-day. However, I don’t use proper English every day in verbal communication. I also leave information out of my writing. Maybe I assume everyone has telepathic abilities. When I use an outline, I tend to stay more on topic but that doesn’t help with paragraph breaks. I struggle with knowing when and where to begin and end a new paragraph. Paragraphs...